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Don’t take chances with human health when it comes to VOCs and SVOCs! Element’s testing for advanced Volatile Organic Compounds and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs) ensures you comply with strict regulations, safety guidelines and legislations whilst avoiding exposure. Our global ISO 17025 accredited laboratories use state-of-the-art equipment and robust methods to provide accurate, low-concentration, high-volume testing, across a wide range of material types and environments. 

What is VOC Testing? 

VOC testing is a critical analytical process that identifies and measures volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in various materials, products, and environmental samples. These compounds are chemicals that easily evaporate at room temperature and can pose risks to human health and the environment. Element's VOC testing services employ advanced techniques to detect and quantify these substances across a wide range of applications. Our testing capabilities extend to both VOCs and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), covering materials such as consumer products, building materials, automotive components, environmental samples and more.

Benefits of Element's VOC Testing Services 

• Accuracy and reliability: Our robust methods to reach low detection levels, with most methods/matrices accredited to ISO 17025, demonstrating reliability.
• State-of-the-art testing facilities: Our laboratories are equipped with large environmental chambers and a microchamber, enabling precise VOC testing for automotive products, building materials, office products, and furniture.
• Global reach: With testing laboratories in North America, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Asia, and South Africa, we offer a full suite of services and provide customized reports tailored to your specific requirements.
  
• Customized solutions: ÌÇÐÄlogoÃ×·ÆÍÃcan assist with virtually any VOC or SVOC testing project, including emissions testing, providing tailored approaches to meet your specific needs.
  
• Actionable results: Our customized reports help you understand your test results and their implications, enabling informed decision-making.
  
• Industry-specific expertise: Element's experience spans various sectors, including pharmaceutical, petrochemical, environmental, and polymer industries, ensuring that we understand the unique challenges of your specific field.
  
• Flexible sampling options: We offer a variety of methods to sample VOC emissions from products and materials using tedlar bags, mircochamber sampling, thermal desorption and various size chamber testing.

Detect VOCs at Extremely Low Concentrations

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can pose significant risks, even at extremely low concentrations, making them critical yet challenging to detect. It is crucial that VOC testing methods are sensitive enough to ensure compliance with regulatory limits and to address any potential risks. Element’s advanced technology makes us perfectly suited to this requirement. We use state-of-the-art equipment, including Gas chromatography / Mass spectroscopy (GC/MS), Gas Chromatography with flame-ionization detection (GC-FID), and High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Our ISO 17025-accredited methods guarantee accurate and reliable results, helping you stay compliant and avoid legal issues.

Maintain Sample Integrity and Minimize VOC Losses

Accurate VOC testing depends on maintaining the integrity of your samples during collection. Any loss or contamination can compromise the results.
To address this, we offer a variety of specialized sampling media including desorption tubes, tedlar bags, evacuated canisters, bottlevacs, VOC Vials, methanol preservatives and DNPH cartridges. 

Additionally, our experts will help you choose the best sampling method to minimize VOC losses and ensure sample integrity. This attention to detail ensures that your results are both accurate and reliable, covering a range of matrices including water, soil, waste, oil, ambient air, soil vapor, and off-gas from car components.